Floor Nurse Strengths And Weaknesses

Strengths shown by the floor nurse include her assessment skills, and listening to the patient. Patients know their bodies better than anyone, if they report they feel like there is something wrong the healthcare provider should take them seriously and investigate the situation. The nurse was able to request an initial bedside evaluation from the attending. After evaluating the patient the attending physician made no management changes and verbalized his intention to return in an hour. The nurse showed weakness at this point when she did not agree with the attending physician’s decision, but did not voice her concerns. The nurse was not able to trust her gut feeling and/or her clinical expertise by verbalizing concern over the attending decision